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Thursday, February 1, 2018

It is estimated that a total of 27.2 million international travellers (excluding cruise passengers) visitedGreece during 2017, which is 1.2 million more than the target set at the beginning of 2017 by the GreekTourism Federation. They spent a total of € ...

Editor's note: Penn State president Eric Barron and the parents of Timothy Piazza, Jim and Evelyn, penned letters nearing the one-year anniversary of the sophomore's death. Follow the links below this post to see coverage from Barron's letter …

… university enacted several changes to greek life, including a permanent ban … . The latest on Penn State greek life. Centre County District Attorney … grand jury report … Leaders from greek-letter organizations and Penn State University …

During this time, fraternity members were offered six alcohol training sessions and 10 sexual assault or bystander intervention training sessions through the Office of GREEK Life. There are around 900 IFC fraternity members, according to the Fall 2017 Fraternity and Sorority Life Report. Around 800 of ...

In the wake of universities across the nation suspending GREEK life, the Boca House of Representatives chose to support the FAU GREEK community Friday. The House unanimously voted (32-0) to pass the bill, “House of Representatives Stands with our GREEK Life Community.” The legislation states that ...

The Duchess of Cambridge has already garnered more attention than usual for her style choices during this current Norway-Sweden royal tour (which is really saying something, considering how much attention she gets on a regular basis). Many have noted Kate ...

[daniel craig pierce brosnan james bond]Eon Productions * DR. JULIAN DE SILVA, A PLASTIC SURGEON, REPORTEDLY USED THE GREEK GOLDEN RATIO OF BEAUTY PHI TO RANK THE SEVEN ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED JAMES BOND ON THE BIG SCREEN FROM MOST ATTRACTIVE TO LEAST ATTRACTIVE. * ACCORDING TO DR. DE SILVA'S STUDY, DANIEL CRAIG'S FACE IS THE LEAST SYMMETRICAL "BECAUSE HE HAS VERY THIN LIPS, A BULBOUS NOSE AND HIS FACE IS VERY WIDE." * THE GREEK GOLDEN RATIO OF BEAUTY SAYS THAT THE MORE SYMMETRICAL A PERSON'S FACE STRUCTURE IS, THE MORE ATTRACTIVE THEY ARE. * IT'S WORTH NOTHING THAT THE GOLDEN RATIO IS A MATHEMATICAL IDEAL AND NOT REALISTIC WHEN APPLIED TO A PERSON'S FACE. * REMEMBER THAT BEAUTY IS SUBJECTIVE. ------------------------- According to a study reported by The Daily Mail, Daniel Craig has been named the least attractive Bond actor in the film's franchise. Dr. Julian De Silva, a plastic surgeon based in England, used the Greek Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi to rank the seven Bond movie stars from most attractive to least attractive — and Craig landed at the bottom of the list. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: JIM ROSS: Here's who will take over WWE after Vince McMahon SEE ALSO: * 10 must-have tech accessories under $10 * A beauty treatment in New York City will make you feel like an astronaut * Here's why NASA crashed a plane on purpose

As the first anniversary of the death of a Penn State student in an alcohol-fueled fraternity ritual approaches, President Eric J. Barron called for new state and federal laws and cooperation from national GREEK life organizations to end such practices. Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old student from New Jersey, ...

The latest in Vodafone's string of acquisitions of wireline operators has been announced in Greece, where the UK-based multinational will buy Cyta Hellas for €118 million ($145 million), its second broadband purchase in the country in two months – if the European competition authorities clear a deal, ...

More than 70 percent of GREEKS aged 18-34 years want to seek a job abroad, 51 percent of households depend on pensions and three out of four jobless people have been out of work for more than a year, according to the results of the survey conducted on a sample of 1,006 households in November ...

Overdue debts to the Greek State went up to a record high of 13 billion euros in December, despite confiscations of 5 billion euros, a Kathimerini newspaper report says. As of the end of December 2017, arrears to the Greek State reached 101.85 billion ...

Authorities investigate two separate cases of calls to violence on the Macedonia-rally in Athens, on Feb 4. In postings on social media, anarchists of Ropuvikonas on one side and the chairman of a tiny nationalist group on the other side have called -or warned -matter of interpretation…- to acts of violence during the rallies. A … The post Authorities investigate calls to violence in upcoming Macedonia-rally in Athens appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

An increase in private deposits in Greek banks in December 2017 is credit positive, Moody’s said on Thursday. The credit rating agency, in a credit outlook report, said Greek banks’ deposits from the private sector grew by €5.9 billion ($7.3 billion ...

ATHENS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- One in five GREEK citizens fears that their foreclosed property may be auctioned, according to a survey presented Thursday by the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE). Despite signs of improvement in macroeconomic indices, inequality ...

The European Central Bank will publish the stress test results for Greece's four largest banks in May to allow time for any capital shortfall to be filled before Greece leaves its bailout program in August. “In order to complete the test before the end of the third European Stability Mechanism stability support ...

A wealth of archaeological relics found at an ancient Christian site in Israel includes a rare silver coin, the top of a column that likely belonged to a royal structure and a large pool that might have been used for anything from baptismal ceremonies to ...

Susan has recently returned from an adventure in Greece and she’s brought with her some of her most fabulous finds. Whether you enjoy the sleek fabric look of Alexandra Sukala or the big and beautiful bold look of Margoni gemstones, Higashi likely has ...

ATHENS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Five patients died within the past week from complications after contracting the seasonal flu virus, while the measles epidemic also continues, the Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) announced on Thursday.

A court in northern GREECE has ordered top-flight club PAOK to pay two police officers damages after they were injured due to fan violence at a soccer game two years ago. The officers were hit by a bottle and a petrol bomb at a Greek Cup match in 2016 between PAOK and Olympiakos. THESSALONIKI ...

The Greek Cypriot side on Thursday accused Mustafa Akinci of trying to interfere in the presidential elections and said the negotiations process had effectively been violated when the UN gave the Turkish Cypriot leader back a territorial map submitted in ...

A credit outlook report by Moody's credit rating agency says that due to a December 2017 increase in private deposits in GREEK banks, their "efforts to eliminate their dependence on the Emergency Lending Assistance mechanism (ELA), which negatively affects their profitability", are thus strengthened.

SAN ANTONIO- The Saints GREEK Council is ready to stroll their way into the new semester by showing what they stand for at “The GREEK Showcase.” Saints GREEK council advisor, Scarlett Alonzo, said, “The GREEK Showcase will be held on Jan. 31, 2018 at 7pm in Chapel Auditorium. The showcase ...

CLEARWATER —For more than a year, Nick Vojnovic didn’t know the name of the person who saved his life. He knew she was in her early 20s. A woman. But he didn’t know where she lived, why she made this sacrifice for him or if he’d ever get to thank her.

athens-based artist dimitris ladopoulos created an algorithm that allows him to produce different random geometric patterns based on a rectangle. after having done several experiments, he applied the algorithm to his favorite paintings and had RGB ...

Rachel Moore, executive director of Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, presents an abstract on how art can influence politics in Thessaloniki, GREECE, in ... Moore presented an abstract at an annual art conference in December at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, GREECE called “The Politics of Space and ...

Greek society in economic decline: Three out of four are long-time unemployed. 51% of the households depends on pensions. One in five households is afraid to lose its home. 70% of the young Greeks want to look for a work abroad. 16.3% say they cannot afford to cover an extraordinary expense of 500 euros. These … The post Shocking report: Macroeconomic indicators improve but Greece’s society is suffering appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A court in northern Greece has ordered top-flight club PAOK to pay two police officers damages after they were injured due to fan violence at a soccer game two years ago. The officers were hit by a bottle and a petrol bomb at a GREEK Cup match in 2016 between PAOK ...

The Embassy of Greece’s press and communications office has hired Trippi & Assocs. to provide global PR counsel, specifically on matters regarding the European Union and the US. The EU has agreed to open negotiations on debt relief with Greece as the ...

Nimetz held talks with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on February 1 in a relaunched effort to settle the dispute with neighboring GREECE. He was scheduled to meet later with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, and party leaders. The UN mediator, who earlier this week met ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will soon submit draft proposals to resolve its decades-old name row with Macedonia, its foreign minister said, adding that a settlement could be reached in the coming months. The two countries have agreed to step up negotiations ...

A year after a Penn State fraternity pledge died during a GREEK initiation, the university's president said "much remains to be done" to address GREEK issues at the school. PSU President Eric Barron, in a letter to the campus community Thursday morning, announced it will gather campus leaders from ...

French leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his ruling Radical Left SYRIZA should be expelled from the European Left party after […] The post French Leftists Want Tsipras, SYRIZA Booted from European Left appeared first on The National Herald.

SKOPJE — A United Nations envoy said Thursday he remained optimistic that neighbors FYROM and Greece could resolve a name dispute that has strained relations […] The post UN envoy: FYROM Spat Could Be Resolved in Coming Months appeared first on The National Herald.

The United Nations urged Greece and its neighbor, the Republic of Macedonia, to resolve a 27-year-old dispute that’s blocked the former Yugoslav state’s efforts to join the European Union and NATO for a decade. The two governments showed “good will ...

He couldn’t help and couldn’t hide his political schadenfreude over the left-wing government of Greece. The man who rejected any early attempt by SYRIZA for relaxed austerity measures, the outgoing chairman of the non-institutional Euro Working Group that has exercised his full non-authorized power to raise or drawn Greece, the little Austrian Caesar, Thomas Wieser… … The post The little Caesar of EWG, Thomas Wieser: Only SYRIZA really embraced bailout reforms appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

The graffiti is splashed along the highways and side roads, riddled with potholes, that snake through the mountains and seaside villages of eastern Halkidiki, a region of northern Greece. I FUCK YOUR GOLD, one tag says. DEATH TO ELDORADO, reads another.

The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allayed fears that Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) could be subject to US sanctions following a series of one-off charter flights between Yangyang and Wonsan, in Kangwon Province, North Korea. The carrier is running the flights as part of a ...

TravelPulse: For those not familiar with Celestyal, what would you say makes its cruises standout from mainstream lines? Leslie Peden: There are three key factors. The first one would be that we are authentically Greek, and by that I mean we're the only cruise line that actually homeports in GREECE itself.

Greece will face strict supervision of its implementation of reforms for years after its bailout program ends, a senior European Commission official has warned. Declan Costello told a group of Dutch lawmakers in the Hague that Greek reforms should be ...

Another provocative GREEK attempt in the Aegean Sea was prevented Monday by Turkish Naval Forces after a similar incident took place only a day before when GREEK Defense Minister Panos Kammenos wanted to approach a pair of Turkish islets in the area, security sources said. Turkish and GREEK ...

Leading up to this weekend's one-year anniversary of Tim Piazza's death after a night of hazing at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, Penn State President Eric Barron released a letter looking over the past year of changes to the university's GREEK system. The letter outlines progress Penn State has ...

Sean Ryan, associate director of fraternity life and experiential leadership education, explained that the College is interested in bringing to campus another one of the “The Divine Nine,” a group of “nine historically Black GREEK letter organizations (BGLOs) that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council ...